Chapter 141 The Truth, One That She Felt Compelled to Divulge to the Stepmother (2/2)
”Stop talking nonsense!” Ying Qingcang glared at her. But his heart ached when he saw the redness in Xin Qing's eyes, so he pulled her into his arms once again. ”Let me finish first,” he coaxed. ”Nothing happened between us.”
Xin Qing raised her head. ”Really?”
”Really!” Ying Qingcang kissed her. ”When she was about to get on top of me, the old man came and rescued me. When she saw that the old man was trying to take me away, she went crazy and drank up every single drop of the aphrodisiac. Basically, she forced us into a situation where we either have sex with her, or watch her die from the aphrodisiac.”
Xin Qing drew in a breath. ”No... It can't be...”
”Oh, yeah. That's exactly what happened,” Ying Qingcang said, nodding, ”The old man knew my personality. He knew that I'd kill her afterwards if I was forced to have sex with her. So he did it instead.”
”All this is really... bizzarre.” Xin Qing lamented. ”I mean, what kind of situation is this!”
”After that, the old man married her. For some reason, whatever happened that night had her believing that both me and the old man were in love with her. She thought that was why the both of us had tried to prevent each other from sleeping with her. Plus, I left for England straightaway after that. Until now, she still held on to that misguided belief.”
”What about her son? How come she has a son?” Xin Qing suddenly thought of Ying Muhai. ”Did she have it after the first time? Or did father... I mean with her... afterwards...”
”Humph!” Ying Qingcang smirked. ”The old man had a vasectomy after I was born. Besides, other than the night she drugged us, the old man never touched her once.”
Xin Qing covered her mouth. ”Then who does the child belong to?”
”No idea,” Ying Qingcang said, frowning, ”We've been looking into that for so many years, but we couldn't find anything.”
”I actually kind of pity father,” Xin Qing said. She thought Ying Hao was the real victim in all this. Put aside the fact that he had made so much effort in order to save Rong Siman but still ended up being cheated on. What was worse was that he actually ended up having sex with the daughter of the woman he once loved.
Ying Qingcang's next reply was spoken in a cold voice. ”I did feel pity for him at first. But Rong Siman has been taking things too far during recent years. She even became chummy with some higher-ups in the company. It's obvious that she has her eyes set on the Ying family's assets. The old man knew about it from the start, and yet he failed to rein her in. Instead, he allowed her to do as she pleased and now she became like this.”
”Father had promised his lover that he would look after Rong Siman. Rong Siman's mother was in that miserable state because of father's actions. Your father must have been living with that guilt all this while.” Xin Qing sighed. Then, something else came to her. ”Now that I own half of Ying Enterprises' assets, she's probably so furious at me she could die!”
Ying Qingcang pinched her nose. ”That's why she's been getting more and more out of hand lately.”
”Don't tell me that she still believes that both of you are in love with her even now?”
”God knows.” Ying Qingcang shut off the light. He wrapped an arm around Xin Qing and got her to lie down with him. ”She's definitely planning something by coming here this time. Remember to never leave my side during the party tomorrow. Both you and Ah Sha.”
Enveloped in Ying Qingcang's embrace, Xin Qing hugged her arms in front of her chest. ”Mm!” she said.
Having been told the melodramatic story about Rong Siman, the next morning, Xin Qing had begun to look at Ying Hao and Rong Siman in a whole new light.
Especially when she looked at Ying Hao. She really pitied the old man. Ying Qingcang was always getting on his nerves, too. That was why she felt compelled to treat Ying Hao better from now on.
Ying Hao was not an idiot; he knew from the Xin Qing's behavior that his son must have betrayed his secret. At the same time, he also felt embarrassed, so much so that he had no desire at all to speak to Rong Siman again.
The birthday party was held at 8 pm in a hotel owned by Ying Enterprises. Every big and small name in S City were in attendance. Needless to say, the media came in swarms.
Ah Sha was dressed in a pink princess dress; when Ying Qingcang brought her in, she looked just like a pink dango. Xin Qing, dressed in a dark pink cheongsam, walked in with her hand hanging in the crook of Ying Qingcang's elbow. The family of three drew the attention of every pair of eyes present.
Following the entrance of the three of them, everyone noticed a beautiful woman they had never seen before.
Soon, whispered words began circulating among the crowd: that's Ying Hao's wife, Ying Qingcang's stepmother. The little boy beside the woman would, of course, be a child of the Ying family. From that fact, people quickly sniffed out the potential for gossip. Was tonight involve a feud between two heirs over the inheritance of the Ying family?
Ah Sha was not at all frightened by the crowd. Her eyes roamed over the place constantly, taking everything in. By the time the cake was cut that, Ah Sha began to feel sleepy. In the end, Xin Qing and Zhang Mi had to bring the child to a hotel room so she could rest. Ying Qingcang had intended to tag along; however, he was stopped by a guest before he could follow. After listening to the guest's some words, Ying Qingcang requested Young Master Shen to have a conversation with that guest and him elsewhere.
In the hotel room, Xin Qing and Zhang Mi chatted with each other as they watched the video that had been recorded just moments ago. There was a knock on the door. Thinking that Ying Qingcang had arrived, Zhang Mi answered the door straightaway. However, it was not Ying Qingcang at the door at all. Rong Siman and Ying Muhai slowly entered the room.
”Xin Qing!” Zhang Mi called out. Xin Qing turned her head and then frowned. ”What are you doing here?”
The corners of Rong Siman's lips twitched. Rong Siman pulled her son to take a seat. ”Why, are you that afraid to see me?”
”You're wrong. It's not that I'm afraid to see you. I'm just unwilling to see you, that's all,” Xin Qing said, waving to Zhang Mi before taking a seat casually. ”Spit it out if you have something to say. Otherwise, Ying Qingcang will throw you out when he gets here!”
Zhang Mi gave Xin Qing a thumbs-up.
Rong Siman's smile faltered, and her expression turned colder. ”Do you really think you're the one Ying Qingcang loves?” Rong Siman said with her eyes fixed on Xin Qing.
”Who else if not me?” Xin Qing grinned brightly. ”Are you trying to tell me that you're the one he loves?”
Rong Siman smiled complacently. ”Since you already know, then I guess you won't be feeling that bad after you hear what I'm about to tell you.”